Ok final decision...I need HELP!
 

Which kind of "big baby" should I get?

Well, I've had friends with both GSs & Great Pyrenese, and I personally would not go with either of them. My friend who had the GS, her dog had a genetic disorder (I know...can happen with ANY breed), but it scared me away from them. The one with the great pyrenese, he is like the most obnoxious dog ever (second only to another friend's Weim). Anyway, if it were me, I'd be getting a golden retriever because of their laid back personality :)

If you are really set on a GS or a GP, I would go with the GS. Good luck :thumbup::thumbup:

If I could , I would have a Tibetan Mastiff .

Golden Retreiver!! Can never go wrong with a sweet gentle golden. ;)

I am partial to Siberian Huskies!! but if not then a GS would be nice. They are great dogs and easy to train.

I'm no help honey. I grew up with GS x 2 and love the breed, both were strays that adopted us. They were wonderful. I had a bf once that had a GP and he was wonderful also. I know I'm no help.

I'm with the Golden Retrievers too. The owner of a local dog boutique has a Golden and fosters Goldens through a local Golden rescue. She brings them to work with her in addition to her chi, and chi mix. They all hang out in her store. There are always lots of little dogs running around and the Goldens are like these big gentle giants....wouldn't hurt a flea. :)

golden retriever or dalmatian!!!!!!! Good luck!

I'm a huge lover of the Golden Retrievers :)

If you are going with a big dog, I would go with a golden retriever. We had one growing up and my brother has 2. They are soooooooooooo sweet!!! :p I'm not a GS fan---got bit by one as a kid and now I'm scared to death of them!!! :(

Golden Retriever or yellow lab.

Rescue a Greyhound :)

If you are looking for a large dog that will "play nice" with your small one(s), I recommend a black lab. My friend has one, and even though she has never had experience with small dogs before, she is wonderful with my yorkie. She plays with him ,but very gently. I'd be afraid the GS or GP would think he was a snack.:eek:

I was thinking either a Golden Retriever or a Lab. They are mellow and committed family dogs. And they do well with the smaller guys too.. They are also great family and kid dogs.

I would go with a Labrador. They are a wonderful breed but you do have to do your homework on them as well. I would go with a well known show breeder and go with English lines(blocky heads, otter tail, etc). Check out the temperments of the dogs as temperment breeds through to the puppies as well as everything else. Get guarantees on hips, elbows, eyes too!! I would pick out a very laid back puppy and not a wiggly bounce off the walls puppy.

I do not recommend: german shepards, great pyranese, siberian huskys, alaskan malamutes, most mastiff breeds, other larger terrier breeds, none of the site hound breeds(afgans, greyhounds, salukies)and absolutely no pitbulls!

Good luck in your search!! I hope you dont get any of the breeds that I mentioned as I dont want you to have an unexpected heart ache.

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You can't go wrong with a:

BOXER

I know someone had posted it on the no list but we are considering a mastiff, my son wants a american bulldog really bad but for our area they're hard to come by.

Oh crap not with little Yorkies. They'll think they are bait.

Elaine

I do like Goldens, but I do want a guard dog, and there's one on either side of us in my moms neighborhood, neither of whom are good guard dogs. I don't really care for labs...I can't get over the chewing and I just don't care for their personalities.

I have pretty much narrowed it down to those two breeds (GP or GSD), unless I see one that just absolutely jumps out at me. I'm talking to two excellent breeders of each breed, and I'm having so much trouble deciding between them. Either one will go to training classes as a puppy and obedience classes throughout the first year. I want a guard dog that will be gentle with the little ones. I'm living out in the country now and I need one that will appear threatening...lol

Those were the two breeds that were recommended to me by several people as being able to get along with small dogs they are raised with and cats. I THINK I'm leaning more towards the GP at this point...:p

Thank you for all your suggestions! :D

Hun you should see Amy Our Golden.. She wont let anyone near our Babies;) I though she was a Big baby till she bared her teeth at a stranger when they got to close to the yorkies.
As soon as I said they were ok she was fine.

I am sure what ever you choose will be Great for you :)

Well, in that case, you better invest in a deshedding comb since both are notorious for shedding hair! Good luck!

Since I'm not a big fan of dog hair in the house, I'd have to go with the standard poodle. If you want a more macho looking dog, my favorite is the Ridgeback. :D

Oh trust me, I've got about 10 of them...my cat looses a full coat a day...:rolleyes: lol

I'm used to hair...that doesn't bother me a bit

lol really? Yeah the ones next door are huge babies...you could sneak up on them and they would just roll over on their backs. I always thought they were adorable puppies though! :D

This is a REALLy hard decision...Yorkies were an easy one, I ALWAYS wanted that breed...but I only had Basset Hounds growing up, and if you've ever been around one of them you KNOW how "great" of a guard dog they are...lol

I'm just worried since I'm living out in the middle of nowhere. I don't want a vicious dog or anything, but I want one that will protect me and the babies if there was someone trying to break in or something. Of course, that could be any dog. Heck, the yorkies would certainly TRY to tear someone up if they came in the house...they have NO clue how much they weigh...:rolleyes:;)

I vote for a cockerspaniel. I have 2 and I live in the country. They always alert me to when someone or something is outside my house.

I hope you reconsider on both of those breeds!! Boxer or an English Mastiff would be a better choice temperment wise.(and no major grooming!!)

get a golden-doodle! or a labra-doodle.....they are adorable and curly furballs and dont shed!

It's too bad you don't care for Labradores. Our two best dogs as far as temperament and obediance have been both a yellow & black Lab. And don't let their friendliness fool you, if you were ever threatened believe me they'd protect you. Not only does our black Lab Lucee have the perfect temperament but she is soooo gentle with Bella. Bella beats the heck out of her and she just takes it, It's amazing! Good luck with whichever breed you go with.:) (The only thing negative about a Lab is they shed like crazy!)

I truly believe that the "big baby" all depends on the upbringing, just like the "little babies"... my lab was raised INSIDE my home, WITH small dogs. She has never chewed anything and NEVER pottied in my house(unlike the little ones) I find that she has a different personality than most labs because of the way she was raised. She is not wild like most of them and is very "BARKY" for a lab. No one can pull onto my property without her letting me know. I can promise you that it is because she was raised from a baby with the little "yappers" and no one would dare come in my house with that BARK!
She is the sweetest thing with the little ones, and will even lay on the floor for them to climb on her and love her. She is very protective of them, and of us, but yet is the FUNNEST dog ever.... she SMILES all the time and we love her dearly....

If you get your "big baby", as a BABY, and let him grow up with the little ones, I think it really doesnt matter(of the breeds you are considering).... I LOVE the GP but Laci(Lab) loses so much hair, I would have problems with more hair than hers... haha...

Good Luck! I hope you are happy with your choice of babies.... Training is the best way no matter what!
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